Kim Donggeun: "Camp Jackson to Undergo Major Transformation into Advanced Industrial Complex... Becoming a New Growth Axis for Northern Metropolitan Area"

Kim Donggeun, Uijeongbu Mayoral Candidate

Announces Pledge to Establish Advanced Industrial Complex at Camp Jackson

"Attracting Daewoong Group Will Transform Industrial Structure... Building a Self-Sufficient City"

Kim Donggeun, candidate for mayor of Uijeongbu (People Power Party), announced a pledge to transform the Camp Jackson site in Howon-dong into the Daewoong Group Advanced Industrial Complex and fundamentally change Uijeongbu’s industrial structure.

Camp Jackson pledges to create the Daewoong Group Advanced Industrial Complex. Provided by candidate Donggeun Kim

Kim Donggeun assessed that Uijeongbu has long functioned as a bedroom community, with many residents commuting to Seoul and other areas. He pointed out that the utilization of returned U.S. military sites has also been mostly focused on apartment-centered development, which has limited the city’s ability to establish a sustainable foundation for growth.

In response, Kim Donggeun proposed making the attraction of cutting-edge industries—such as bio and healthcare—and the creation of a complex industrial cluster that integrates research and development, production, and work functions around Camp Jackson a core task for the ninth popularly elected city administration.

Kim Donggeun has been steadily laying the institutional groundwork for the development of Camp Jackson. He has promoted a shift in the use of the site—which was previously designated for apartments, logistics complexes, and parks in the existing comprehensive development plan—to enable advanced industry facilities. He has also proposed regulatory reforms to allow for the lifting of development restrictions on returned U.S. military land under 200,000 square meters.

Kim explained that, as soil contamination remediation at the Camp Jackson site is now in its final stages, the conditions are being established to move into the execution phase, where actual development and company attraction can occur. Based on this groundwork, he stated his intention to push forward rapidly so that the project does not remain at the conceptual stage, but instead results in real company relocations and the creation of an industrial complex.

Kim Donggeun: "Ninth Administration Will Deliver Results in Advanced Industrial Complex Development"

Kim plans to work closely with the central government and Gyeonggi Province to sequentially pursue the lifting of development restrictions, designation of urban development zones, and designation as an economic free zone. The strategy is to first establish the necessary institutional framework to create an environment where companies can settle stably.

In addition, he plans to systematically establish plans for securing factory sites and building essential infrastructure such as roads, transportation, and energy. By setting up a business implementation structure based on public-private cooperation, he aims to increase the speed and efficiency of development and facilitate tangible investment through collaboration with Daewoong Group and other related companies.

Once the Camp Jackson Advanced Industrial Complex is completed, Uijeongbu is expected to move beyond being a residential city and transform into a city where industry and employment grow together.

In particular, as quality jobs are created within the region, the current pattern of commuting to Seoul and other areas will ease, and Uijeongbu will develop into a self-sufficient city with internal economic activity.

Kim Donggeun, candidate for mayor of Uijeongbu, is presenting at the company attraction briefing session. Photo provided by candidate Kim Donggeun.

The Howon-dong Area Poised to Become a New Growth Axis in Northern Greater Seoul

The Howon region is also expected to emerge as a new growth axis for the northern part of the Seoul metropolitan area. The formation of an advanced industrial hub combining research, industry, and work functions is expected to have positive effects throughout the local economy, including revitalization of local businesses, increased tax revenue, and the attraction of younger generations.

Kim emphasized that the Camp Jackson development will serve as an important success model for the use of other returned U.S. military sites in Uijeongbu. If the attraction of Daewoong Group leads to tangible results in attracting companies and developing industry, it could open new possibilities for the utilization strategies of other sites such as Camp Stanley, Camp Kyle, and Camp Red Cloud.

Kim Donggeun stated, "The Camp Jackson Daewoong Group Advanced Industrial Complex is the starting point for changing Uijeongbu's industrial map for the future," and added, "With the attraction of Daewoong Group, I will create a virtuous cycle in Uijeongbu where advanced industries and quality jobs reinforce each other."

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